Air temperature in Metro Manila is getting higher as the mercury went up to 36.6 degrees Celsius Sunday, the highest so far this dry season.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration recorded the 36.6 degrees Celsius air temperature at the Science Garden monitoring station in Quezon City at around 2:56 p.m. It surpassed the 35.9 degrees Celsius registered last April 13.
The warm weather condition is attributed to the prevailing easterly winds or warm and humid air coming from the Pacific coast.
PAGASA earlier explained that the Science Garden is the “most ideal” place to get the highest air temperature in the metropolis because of the absence of “obstructions,” unlike at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Port Area stations where “smoke, urban heat, buildings, and airplanes” affect the air temperature.
PAGASA data shows the highest temperature in Philippine history is 42.2 degrees Celsius recorded in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on May 11, 1969. The hottest day in Metro Manila was 38.5 degrees Celsius recorded on May 14, 1987. (Ellalyn V. Ruiz)
